Hoque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali হক (hok). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.

Proper noun

Hoque (plural Hoques)

1. A surname from Bengali.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoque is the 22436^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1147 individuals. Hoque is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoque”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 201.